Tuesday
What special guest comes on Tuesday and what do they teach?
Sam - Breathworks
What special guest comes on Wednesday and what do they teach?
Gary - Music Expression
What does ACT stand for?
acceptance and commitment therapy
How can we practice mindfulness?
staying in the present moment, focus on bodily sensations, meditations, etc.
What is mindfulness?
a practice of paying attention on purpose to the present moment, without judgment, and involves observing one's thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations
What does IFS stand for?
Internal Family Systems
Name a thought diffusion technique
thoughts on clouds, use a silly voice, filing thoughts away, name the story, click x button, screen your thoughts, zoom out, say "I'm having the thought that."
What is radical acceptance?
accepting something fully and totally even if we do not like what is happening
What are cognitive distortions? Name 3
unhelpful thinking styles, not based in reality
all or nothing thinking, over-generalizing, mental filter, disqualifying the positive, jumping to conclusions, catastrophizing, emotional reasoning, critical words, labelling, and personalization
What are the three categories of health we talked about this week?
Mental, Physical, Social
What are values?
core principles, beliefs, or qualities that a person or group holds as important, guiding their decisions, actions, and interactions with the world
What are boundaries? What are the 3 boundary styles?
porous, rigid, healthy
Name 3 ways to cope with anger that we talked about this week
Positive Self-Talk, Breathe, Pick up the Phone, Distraction, Stop Yourself from Playing the Victim, Empathize, Give others the Benefit of the Doubt, Check Yourself for Hypocrisy, Delay Your Reaction, Text Yourself, Put things in Perspective, Play the Story to the End, Acceptance, Prayer
What are the three parts in IFS?
Bonus: Where should we govern from?
Managers, Firefighters, and Exiles
govern from Self
What does is the difference between having an internal locus of control vs external locus of control mindset?
What mindset should we aim for?
internal - we make life happen
external - life happens to us
internal, because WE make life happen!! :)
How many adults struggle with mental health in the US?
a) 20%
b)15%
c)30%
20% ! 1 in 5 adults struggle with mental health in the US!
What can we learn from Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
How we are motivated by our needs, what needs are not being met.
What are 3 coping skills for anxiety we talked about this week?
4-4-6 breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and visualization, challenging the thought
what are some ways we can improve our self esteem that we discussed this week?
be kind to yourself, accept who you are, get moving stay active, welcome mistakes as part of growth, forgive yourself often, surround yourself with supportive people, focus on what you can change, do things that make you happy, celebrate small stuff, be a friend to someone.
How many people receive help for mental illness?
a) 50%
b) 44%
c) 35%
Many people do not seek treatment for mental illness due to the associated stigma. Only 44% of adults with diagnosable mental illnesses receive treatment.